Popular Mobilization Units

The Popular Mobilization Forces was an Iraqi-sponsored alliance of 40 Shi'ite militias formed on 15 June 2014 for deployment against the Islamic State during the Iraqi Civil War. With as many as 120,000 fighters, it had roughly the same troop strength as ISIS, composed of Shi'ite Iraqis from several former Special Groups such as Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Badr Organization, and Promised Day Brigades. Falih al-Fayyadh served as the PMF's chairman, while Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis served as vice-chairman.